2018 Australian Open – Main draw wildcard entries

The 2018 Australian Open wildcard playoffs and entries are a group of events and internal selections to choose the eight men and eight women singles wildcard entries for the 2018 Australian Open, as well as seven male and seven female doubles teams plus eight mixed-doubles teams.

2018 Australian Open – Main draw wildcard entries
DateNovember 2017 – January 2018
Edition106th
CategoryGrand Slam (ITF)
Location(various) United States
Zhuhai, Guangdong, China
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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Wildcard entries

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Men's singles

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Country Name Method of Qualification
  USA Tim Smyczek American Wildcard Challenge
  KOR Kwon Soon-woo Asia-Pacific Wildcard Playoff
  FRA Corentin Moutet French internal selection
  AUS Alex De Minaur Australian Wildcard Playoff
  AUS Thanasi Kokkinakis Australian internal selection
  AUS Alex Bolt Australian internal selection
  AUS Jason Kubler Australian internal selection
  AUS Alexei Popyrin Australian internal selection

Women's singles

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Country Name Method of Qualification
  USA Kristie Ahn[a] American Wildcard Challenge
  CHN Wang Xinyu Asia-Pacific Wildcard Playoff
  FRA Jessika Ponchet French internal selection
  AUS Destanee Aiava Australian Wildcard Playoff
  AUS Olivia Rogowska Australian Wildcard Challenge
  AUS Jaimee Fourlis Australian 18/U Championships
  AUS Ajla Tomljanović[b] Australian internal selection
  AUS Lizette Cabrera Australian internal selection

Men's doubles

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Country Name Method of Qualification
  THA
  THA
Sanchai Ratiwatana
Sonchat Ratiwatana
Asia-Pacific Wildcard Playoff
  AUS
  AUS
Sam Groth
Lleyton Hewitt
Australian internal selection
  AUS
  AUS
Alex Bolt
Bradley Mousley
Australian internal selection
  AUS
  AUS
Alex de Minaur
James Duckworth
Australian internal selection
  AUS
  AUS
Matthew Ebden
John Millman
Australian internal selection
  AUS
  AUS
Thanasi Kokkinakis
Jordan Thompson
Australian internal selection
  AUS
  AUS
Max Purcell
Luke Saville
Australian internal selection

Women's doubles

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Country Name Method of Qualification
  CHN
  CHN
Jiang Xinyu
Tang Qianhui
Asia-Pacific Wildcard Playoff
  AUS
  AUS
Alison Bai
Zoe Hives
Australian Wildcard Challenge
  AUS
  AUS
Astra Sharma
Belinda Woolcock
Australian Wildcard Playoff
  AUS
  AUS
Naiktha Bains
Isabelle Wallace
Australian internal selection
  AUS
  AUS
Kimberly Birrell
Jaimee Fourlis
Australian internal selection
  AUS
  AUS
Priscilla Hon
Ajla Tomljanović
Australian internal selection
  AUS
  AUS
Jessica Moore
Ellen Perez
Australian internal selection

Mixed doubles

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Country Name Method of Qualification
  AUS
  AUS
Monique Adamczak
Matthew Ebden
Australian internal selection
  AUS
  AUS
Lizette Cabrera
Alex Bolt
Australian internal selection
  AUS
  AUS
Zoe Hives
Bradley Mousley
Australian internal selection
  AUS
  AUS
Priscilla Hon
Matt Reid
Australian internal selection
  AUS
  AUS
Ellen Perez
Andrew Whittington
Australian internal selection
  AUS
  AUS
Arina Rodionova
John-Patrick Smith
Australian internal selection
  AUS
  AUS
Storm Sanders
Marc Polmans
Australian internal selection
  AUS
  AUS
Samantha Stosur
Sam Groth
Australian internal selection

US Wildcard Challenge

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The USTA awarded a wildcard to the man and woman that earned the most ranking points across a group of three ATP/Challenger hardcourt events in the October and November 2017. For the men, the events included ATP Paris, $75K Canberra, $75K Charlottesville, $75K+H Shenzhen, €106K+H Bratislava, €85K+H Mouilleron-le-Captif, $50K+H Kobe, $75K Knoxville, $75K Champaign and $50K+H Pune events. For the women, the events included $80K Macon, $80K Tyler and $80K Waco. Only the best two results from the three weeks of challengers were taken into account with the winners being Tim Smyczek and Taylor Townsend.[a]

Men's standings

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Place Player ATP Paris
Canberra
Charlottesville
Shenzhen
Bratislava
Mouilleron-le-Captif
Kobe
Knoxville
Champaign
Pune
Best Two Results[1]
1 Tim Smyczek 80 15 80 160
2 Denis Kudla 15 48 63
Tennys Sandgren 48 15 63
Bjorn Fratangelo 7 15 48 63
5 Taylor Fritz 15 29 44

Women's standings

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Place Player Macon Tyler Waco Best Two Results[2]
1 Taylor Townsend 1 21 115 136
2 Kristie Ahn 1 115 1 116
3 Sofia Kenin 1 42 42 84
4 Victoria Duval 70 10 1 80
Danielle Collins 10 70 80

Australian Women's Wildcard Challenge

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Tennis Australia awarded a singles wildcard and a doubles wildcard to the Australian women that earned the most ranking points across a group of two ITF hardcourt events in the October and November 2017. The events included the 2017 Canberra Tennis International and the 2017 Bendigo Women's International. The winners of the wildcards were Olivia Rogowska, and Alison Bai and Zoe Hives, respectively.

Singles standings

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Place Player Canberra Bendigo Total Points
1 Olivia Rogowska 80 48 128
2 Destanee Aiava 48 8 56
3 Alison Bai 29 1 30
4 Arina Rodionova 8 15 23
5 Tammi Patterson 1 15 16
Sara Tomic 1 15 16
Isabelle Wallace 1 15 16

Doubles standings

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Place Player Canberra Bendigo Total Points
1 Alison Bai
Zoe Hives
1 80 81
2 Jessica Moore
Ellen Perez
48 29 77
3 Genevieve Lorbergs
Isabelle Wallace
15 1 16
Astra Sharma
Belinda Woolcock
1 15 16
5 Alexandra Bozovic
Maddison Inglis
1 1 2
Tammi Patterson
Olivia Rogowska
1 1 2
Gabriella Da Silva-Fick
Storm Sanders
1 1 2

Asia-Pacific Wildcard Playoff

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The Asia-Pacific Australian Open Wildcard Play-off featured 16-players in the men's and women's singles draws and took place from 29 November to 3 December 2017 at Hengqin International Tennis Centre in Zhuhai, China.

Men's singles

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Seeds

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  1.   Kwon Soon-woo (winner)
  2.   Zhang Ze (quarterfinals, withdrew)
  3.   Yusuke Takahashi (quarterfinals)
  4.   Li Zhe (final)
  5.   Yang Tsung-hua (first round)
  6.   Sumit Nagal (first round)
  7.   Zhang Zhizhen (semifinals)
  8.   Hiroki Moriya (semifinals)

Draw

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First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
1   S-w Kwon 7 6
Q   L Zhao 5 1 1   S-w Kwon w/o
5   T-h Yang 4 7 4 Q   V Vardhan
Q   V Vardhan 6 5 6 1   S-w Kwon 6 6
3   Y Takahashi 6 6 8   H Moriya 1 1
WC   Xia Zihao 1 1 3   Y Takahashi 6 3 5
8   H Moriya 7 6 8   H Moriya 3 6 7
  S Balaji 5 0 1   S-w Kwon 6 6
Q   J Karimov 7 6 4   Z Li 1 1
6   S Nagal 5 4 Q   J Karimov 3 1
Q   Yo Watanuki 3 2 4   Z Li 6 6
4   Z Li 6 6 4   Z Li 4 6 6
WC   Wu Hao 4 2 7   Zh Zhang 6 4 4
7   Zh Zhang 6 6 7   Zh Zhang w/o
WC   W Trongcharoenchaikul 5 4 2   Ze Zhang
2   Ze Zhang 7 6

Women's singles

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Seeds

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  1.   Misaki Doi (semifinals)
  2.   Lu Jingjing (semifinals)
  3.   Junri Namigata (first round)
  4.   Miharu Imanishi (first round)
  5.   Gao Xinyu (quarterfinals)
  6.   Chang Kai-chen (quarterfinals)
  7.   Ayano Shimizu (first round)
  8.   Hiroko Kuwata (first round)

Draw

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First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
1   M Doi 6 77
Q   E Sema 1 63 1   M Doi 6 6
6   K-c Chang 6 6 6   K-c Chang 3 2
Q   A Omae 3 3 1   M Doi 6 4 3
4   M Imanishi 2 7 1 WC   Xin Wang 1 6 6
WC   Xin Wang 6 5 6 WC   Xin Wang 6 6
8   H Kuwata 7 3 2 Q   X Sun 2 1
Q   X Sun 5 6 6 WC   Xin Wang 4 7 6
  M Inoue 6 6 WC   A Tere-Apisah 6 5 4
7   A Shimizu 3 2   M Inoue 3 4
WC   A Tere-Apisah 6 6 WC   A Tere-Apisah 6 6
3   J Namigata 2 1 WC   A Tere-Apisah 6 6
WC   F Xun 5 6 62 2   Jin Lu 1 1
5   X Gao 7 4 77 5   X Gao 0 2
  R Sawayanagi 3r 2   Jin Lu 6 6
2   Jin Lu 5

Men's doubles

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Seeds

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Draw

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First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
1   Sa Ratiwatana
  So Ratiwatana
6 6
  C-p Hsieh
  T-h Yang
6 6   C-p Hsieh
  T-h Yang
4 3
  H-y Peng
  Zh Zhang
4 4 1   Sa Ratiwatana
  So Ratiwatana
79 6
4   T Matsui
  C-h Yi
64 1
4   T Matsui
  C-h Yi
4 6 [10]
  M Gong
  Ze Zhang
61 6 [10]   M Gong
  Ze Zhang
6 3 [4]
  Wu Hao
  Xia Zihao
77 3 [5] 1   Sa Ratiwatana
  So Ratiwatana
78 6
WC   Du Ye
  Gao Qun
79 2 [10] 2   J Nedunchezhiyan
  C Rungkat
66 3
  S-w Kwon
  Z Li
67 6 [6]   Y Du
  Q Gao
4 2
3   S Balaji
  V Vardhan
6 6
3   S Balaji
  V Vardhan
2 3
  H Moriya
  Y Takahashi
6 6 2   J Nedunchezhiyan
  C Rungkat
6 6
WC   Zheng Yanjie
  Zhou Xinmu
0 2   H Moriya
  Y Takahashi
6 3 [5]
2   J Nedunchezhiyan
  C Rungkat
3 6 [10]

Women's doubles

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Seeds

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Draw

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First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
1   Jin Lu
  Q Ye
4 6 [10]
WC   Wang Jiaqi
  Zhou Keyi
3 3 WC   X Sun
  M Wang
6 3 [6]
WC   X Sun
  M Wang
6 6 1   Jin Lu
  Q Ye
2 6 [4]
4   J Namigata
  R Sawayanagi
6 4 [10]
4   J Namigata
  R Sawayanagi
6 6
  X Gao
  F Xun
3 3   M Inoue
  K Takahata
2 4
  M Inoue
  K Takahata
6 6 4   J Namigata
  R Sawayanagi
6 0 [4]
  M Imanishi
  A Omae
6 77 2   X Jiang
  Q Tang
2 6 [10]
WC   B Gumulya
  J Rompies
2 64   M Imanishi
  A Omae
7 6
3   K-c Chang
  H Kuwata
5 4
  M Imanishi
  A Omae
63 4
  E Sema
  A Tere-Apisah
6 3 [10] 2   X Jiang
  Q Tang
77 6
WC   M Kobori
  A Shimizu
4 6 [7]   E Sema
  A Tere-Apisah
3 6 [7]
2   X Jiang
  Q Tang
6 1 [10]

Australian Wildcard Playoff

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The December Showdown is held annually for two weeks in December. The Showdown includes age championships for 12/u, 14/u, 16/u and 18/u age categories. It also hosts the 2018 Australian Wildcard Playoff which will be held from 11–17 December 2017 at Melbourne Park, offering a main draw singles wildcard for men and women and a main draw women's doubles wildcard. The winner of the girls' 18/u championship will also be given a main draw wildcard into the 2018 Australian Open.

Men's singles

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Seeds

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  1.   Alex Bolt (final)
  2.   Alex De Minaur (winner)
  3.   Andrew Whittington (quarterfinals)
  4.   Dayne Kelly (withdrew)
  5.   Omar Jasika (semifinals)
  6.   Maverick Banes (first round)
  7.   Bradley Mousley (first round)
  8.   Marc Polmans (semifinals)
  9.   Christopher O'Connell (quarterfinals)

Draw

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First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
1   A Bolt 67 6 6 5 6
WC   Benard Nkomba 79 2 4 7 2 1   A Bolt 6 6 6
WC   Alexander Crnokrak 6 1 6 6 WC   A Crnokrak 1 3 3
7   B Mousley 4 6 3 4 1   A Bolt 77 6 77
3   A Whittington 67 77 77 1 6 8   M Polmans 63 4 64
WC   Gavin van Peperzeel 79 64 65 6 4 3   A Whittington 62 4 6 2
  L Saville 64 66 3 8   M Polmans 77 6 4 6
8   M Polmans 77 78 6 1   A Bolt 2 4 77 1
5   O Jasika 6 6 6 2   A De Minaur 6 6 61 6
Alt   Matthew Dellavedova 4 4 3 5   O Jasika 77 3 6 4 6
WC   B Ellis 77 4 3 4 9   C O'Connell 62 6 1 6 4
9   C O'Connell 64 6 6 6 5   O Jasika 6 1 2 0
6   M Banes 77 3 3 64 2   A De Minaur 3 6 6 6
Alt   M Barton 64 6 6 77 Alt   M Barton 2 1 2
  H Bourchier 2 0 1 2   A De Minaur 6 6 6
2   A De Minaur 6 6 6

Women's singles

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Seeds

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  1.   Arina Rodionova (semifinals)
  2.   Destanee Aiava (winner)
  3.   Tammi Patterson (final)
  4.   Kimberly Birrell (semifinals)
  5.   Naiktha Bains (quarterfinals)
  6.   Zoe Hives (quarterfinals)
  7.   Anastasia Rodionova (first round)
  8.   Olivia Tjandramulia (quarterfinals)

Draw

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First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
1   Ar Rodionova 77 6
  S Tomic 62 4 1   Ar Rodionova 6 0 6
  A Bai 5 6 6 8   O Tjandramulia 3 6 4
8   O Tjandramulia 7 4 8 1   Ar Rodionova 6 3 5
3   T Patterson 4 6 6 3   T Patterson 4 6 7
  M Haet 6 0 0 3   T Patterson 6 4 6
WC   B Woolcock 1 77 3 5   N Bains 3 6 4
5   N Bains 6 63 6 3   T Patterson 4 0
7   An Rodionova 3 3 2   D Aiava 6 6
WC   A Bozovic 6 6 WC   A Bozovic 4 1
WC   M Inglis 4 6 2 4   K Birrell 6 6
4   K Birrell 6 4 6 4   K Birrell 4 1
6   Z Hives 6 6 2   D Aiava 6 6
  A Sharma 3 4 6   Z Hives 2 7 0
WC   M Jovanovic 6 3 2 2   D Aiava 6 5 6
2   D Aiava 4 6 6

Women's doubles

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Seeds

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Draw

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First round Semifinals Final
1   Jessica Moore
  Ellen Perez
6 6
  Masa Jovanovic
  Alexandra Walters
3 4 1   Jessica Moore
  Ellen Perez
5 6 [7]
4   Astra Sharma
  Belinda Woolcock
6 6 4   Astra Sharma
  Belinda Woolcock
7 4 [10]
WC   Olivia Gadecki
  Kaitlin Staines
4 3 4   Astra Sharma
  Belinda Woolcock
6 3 [10]
  Kimberly Birrell
  Jaimee Fourlis
6 7 2   Destanee Aiava
  Tammi Patterson
1 6 [3]
3   Naiktha Bains
  Sara Tomic
2 5   Kimberly Birrell
  Jaimee Fourlis
4 4
WC   Alexandra Bozovic
  Maddison Inglis
2 4 2   Destanee Aiava
  Tammi Patterson
6 6
2   Destanee Aiava
  Tammi Patterson
6 6

Girls' singles

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Seeds

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  1.   Destanee Aiava (final)
  2.   Jaimee Fourlis (winner)
  3.   Alexandra Bozovic (semifinals)
  4.   Gabriella Da Silva-Fick (quarterfinals)
  5.   Renee McBryde (quarterfinals)
  6.   Aleksa Cveticanin (round robin)
  7.   Laura Ashley (round robin)
  8.   Ivana Popovic (round robin)

Draw

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Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
               
1   Destanee Aiava 6 6
5   Renee McBryde 2 3
1   Destanee Aiava 6 6
  Amber Marshall 1 1
  Amber Marshall 1 6 6
4   Gabriella Da Silva-Fick 6 3 2
1   Destanee Aiava 77 61 5
2   Jaimee Fourlis 64 77 7
3   Alexandra Bozovic 6 6
Q   Helena Spiridis 3 4
3   Alexandra Bozovic 2 3
2   Jaimee Fourlis 6 6
  Olivia Gadecki 2 2
2   Jaimee Fourlis 6 6

Notes

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  1. ^ a b Taylor Townsend was the original winner for the US Wildcard Playoff Challenge. When she was directly entered into the main draw, Townsend was ineligible to place the Wildcard entry and therefore it was given to the runner-up, Kristie Ahn.
  2. ^ Victoria Azarenka originally received the Wildcard as she later withdrew due to family reasons, Ajla Tomljanović took her place in the Wildcard spot.

References

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  1. ^ "2018 AUS Open WC Challenge - Men" (PDF). usta.com.
  2. ^ "2018 AUS Open WC Challenge - Women" (PDF). usta.com.
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